Psychiatric medications, science, marketing, psychiatry in general, and occasionally clinical psychology. Questioning the role of key opinion leaders and the use of "science" to promote commercial ends rather than the needs of people with mental health concerns.

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When reading through the zyprexa documents, I can't help but be impressed by the skill of these sales and marketing professionals.

I wish that doctors would be half as meticuluous and adept at evidence-based decision-making as the [market] researchers are in achieving "improvements" in [physician prescribing] behavior . . . such a detailed and well researched "treatment" plan.

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I'm an academic with a respectable amount of clinical experience and no drug industry funding. Given my lack of time, don't expect multiple daily updates. Certain things about clinical psychology, the drug industry, psychiatry, and academics drive me nuts, and you'll probably pick up on these pet peeves before long...